The Council of Grand Justice has made in January the No. 648 constitutional interpretation, which supports students' rights to file administrative lawsuits if their rights are undermined by school rulings. And in order to prevent future controversial disputes between students and schools, the Ministry of Education held a meeting on Thursday with university representatives to discuss the amendment of school regulations and related protocols to process student's complaints.

It has been 10 weeks since the Constitutional Court issued Interpretation No. 684, which allows students to bring administrative suits against universities if they feel their rights have been violated.

The majority of universities in Taiwan recognize the need to review school regulations that may be viewed as inappropriate or unreasonable to lessen the possibility of future lawsuits.

According to Takming University of Science and Technology Student Affairs Division Director Ke Jhih-tang, universities need to undertake comprehensive reviews of not only departmental regulations,

but also student scholarship and disciplinary regulations to ensure that there are no ambiguities or loopholes that could lead to future disputes.

Schools now have to review student affairs policies relating to scholarships and discipline, course selection, clubs, parking, and absences.

The Ministry of Education, meanwhile, is convening meetings with school representatives and calling on schools to respond to the new interpretation in a timely manner.